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Show elnba and conntv omniiaaionri of the communities along the route of travel on the condition of the roads pawed over., Suptfeationa are made aa to how these highways might be improved or the benefit of the wayfarer. Say BonU Is Practicable. The pathfinder which came in this morning is probably the first automobile automo-bile to make the trip from Thistle to Halt Lake over Holdier summit, and though the trip fs a hard one, the mem bera of the party say that the route is practicable. The roads ior the moM part, 1hev say, are satisfactory better thqn ther expected. The wo rut stretch; so far encountered wn between Pali-1 sade and Orand Junction. The car came over Tennessee pass, !0,2HI feet high, and negotiated the trip very satisfactorily. sat-isfactorily. In upeaking of the purposes of the trip this morning Mr. Gartiand said: "There are thousand of - people planning transcontinental automobile trips, and during the time of the Panama Pacific fair at Han FVanrwo, of course, a a anutua I ly la rire n urn her wMI make the trip. Heretofore it has been the custom it has even been nee- eary, so everyone hm thought to take either the northern route via Cheyenne and the WViiffting route, or the Hants Ke . trail route. In going over either of these routes the traveler trav-eler has missed the glorious scenery of the Rocky mountains. SCENIC ROUTE TO PACIFIC Automobile Men SeeKing a Road That Will Show Mountain Beauties. ROADS TO SALT LAKE FOUND PRACTICABLE Plan to Pierce RocKies and Sierras at Prettiest Spots. , Plan Scenic Itinerary. "That is just what majority of 1 them have longed to enjoy, too, so our plan is now to find a route through the western Colorado and IMah sections of the mountains, and, having found the route, to have it put in shape, if possible, pos-sible, for safe, quirk travel. "The new route will not only take in the scenic wonders of this part of the eoitntry, but will knock hours eft the traveling time across fountry Ve figure that the new cross country road will cover a distance of 2528 miles. Figuring an average of nineteen miles aa hour and there should be no trouble trou-ble in making this, judging from our records so far the time for a cross country trip would be 133 hours, or eleven daya of twelve hours a day riding. rid-ing. For Batter Bonds, "We have trult been surprised at the western roads. They are better than we expected to find them, but, of course, that doesn t meaa that there isn 't room for vast improvement. Wei I I I I I I I I I I I I fH II I I I I I I I I I X BO AOS MXETINO TONIGHT, t X Mem bera of the Mollne-Ssn X s Tranclseo transcontinental automobile pathfinding party will meet with the good roada com- aalttaw of the Commercial dob at o'clock tonight, and all an- totnoblUsta and any and all In- . . tares tad in the good roads meTS- xsent arc Invited to attend. f I 1 1 I II I II I I III I I I I II II lt Biasing a new transcontinental automobile au-tomobile "trail" through tho heart of the Rockies, instead of over tbe com paratively low passes to the north and south of tho Utah ranges, Midland ' "40" ear, fifty-three traveling .hours oat of Molina, 111, en route to Pan Francisco, chugged lato Salt Laks City shortly after B o'clock this morning - ..";-"" " ' 4 . ' ',.., . r -.- - . 1 , J ' ... ' -v Ay' --V C - . . -v ... ... . -wv . ' . -,i . . .'. aA, . . .. " ,V - t. - - s I - ' - - .'ev - . . v . . . .. s. 'i a wt 4 . . -" " " - ' -s . r-'; v. ' ..). . ----- Midi and "SO" trajxacont lnental pathfinder being dragged out of Bud near Oolorado-TJtaa Una, from Thistle Utah, after on of the herd est jaunte of ita journey to date. 1 The ear ia drivsa by W. A. Peek westers aalea manager of the Midland Motor soiapany of Molina. The other members of the party are Fred Mayo, factory iaspector for the Midland con-- con-- pany; Fred A. Baker of Denver, road map maker for the party; ('. A. Kog era. Dearer Motor elub photographer, and James L. (Jartland, representing Motor ileld of Denver. Oar Looks Dusty. Ths members of the party ars all tn the best of health. They registered at the New Wilson hotel upon their arrival ar-rival here, and the staunch looking ear, flying American flags, loaded with cross country equipment and some mud sad dust, attracted much attention as it stood in the street prior to being token to the garage for cleaning and overhauling. The journey westward will be resumed tomorrow morning. Though ths voysge of the car ia being be-ing undertakes as sa individual enterprise, enter-prise, the purpose of the journey is for the public, eaperisllv so fsr aa the improvement im-provement of national highways and roads ia eoaeerned. The party carries credentials from nuhlie officials and lemmerrial organisations of the middle west amd western states and makes it a point to confer with commercial ars working with county commission ere and commercial elnhs along ths line and expect to accomplish mucn for ths 'good rosds' movement." Ths route of the party from Denver wna along tha Denver aV Rio Grande railroad grades to Msrk on ths I'tah liae, to Thotnpsoa's, Woodalde, Shay's ranch to Thistle, over Holdier rHimtnit to Salt Lake City.. Tbe car will go to Reno, Nov., from Salt Lake, and from there to Sacramento. It ia exported ex-ported that the going will be somewhat faster in Nevsds, where the automobile' auto-mobile' has alresdy dons so much toward opening up the country. Big Party Coming. A dispatch from Chicago this morning morn-ing esrries the information that a party of forty automohiliata, traveling in ten cars. Arrived there last night from Atlantic City, N. J., en route to San Francisco. , The party left Atlantis City Jane 24 and ex peels to be out forty -seven days. They will tour the Pacific coast and return to New York on the train. They will take the Cheveane route over the mountains and will also make Salt Lake City aad Reno. After leaving leav-ing Omaha the tourists will camp out ia army tents and will prepare their own meals. One ot the cars ia the caravaa has been converted Into an imitation of a pioneer time prairie schooner. This car carries the tents, culinary department and other supplies for the party. W. D. Kissel, manager of the Automobile Auto-mobile Club of Utah, said this morning that he had received no information aa to when thia party oxpeeta to arrive ia Halt Lake. |